I went to the "everything is made of ice" exhibit at the Gaylord Texas last night. I went about three years ago and I will sweat swear there was a whole lot more to it back then. Although what you see is amazing, there didn't seem to be much of it. When I was at the end, I actually retraced my steps to make sure I didn't take a wrong turn. I didn't.

At $20 a ticket, it's getting close to being overrated. (But getting to see the inside of the Gaylord Texas this time of year makes it all better.)

11.30.2007

Nothing would make me stop down more as a kid than seeing Evil Knievel on Wild World of Sports. It was absolute gold.

And he once jumped a bunch of buses at North Richland Hills at some drag strip called Green Valley Raceway and I remember waiting for over an hour and half as ABC, carrying it live, hyped the thing. I also remember Evil saying, "I broke my back when I landed." It's not his most spectacular jump but, like most everything else, youtube has it. Howard Cosell and Don Meredith had the call.

The Internets are aflame as the link to the writings of a black columist from Fox Sports begins to place the blame for the death of Washington Redskins' Sean Taylor. An excerpt:

You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.

Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.

There is a street in Dallas called Waggoner Drive. I really don't know much about it other than it seems to a little bit above Highland Park and well within the LBJ loop. This is a screenshot of a few random homes I got of Google Maps.

I was curious. Why? Because a lady was mugged in her garage on the street yesterday and her wedding ring was stolen. The value of that ring? $350,000.00

I was curious about what the front pages of the Wisconsin papers looked like today after a Packers loss, but the biggest story up there is s crazy one: A guy is accused of spiking his girlfriend's drink with the "abortion pill" thereby causing a miscarriage.

, , , my seventh grade science class in Bridgeport. The story behind the picture is here (but, be warned, it's written like a seventh grader. I'm still trying to figure out if the photo is from a week after the punishment or if it took a week before the punishment was handed out. And I still don't know if the father consented to the punishment or was never notified.)

A few people have asked me what I think about the hiring of new Baylor head coach Art Briles. My answer: I dunno.

He took a 0-10 Houston team to four bowl games over the last five years, but I don't think Houston had to routinely play Tech, OU, the Ag, and the Evil Empire. One of two things will happen: (1) he'll be a bust like the last three coaches, or (2) he brings Baylor up to six wins and bowl eligible thereby making him the hottest commodity in the country as a miracle worker. He doesn't have to make Baylor great. He just has to make them average.

So I'm roaming around some reputable (but irreverent) Boston sports blog when I come across a youtube video. I quote the blogger:

As far as the chick getting work done on her stomach, I don’t even know what I think about that. All I know is that I didn’t want to watch the whole thing but I couldn’t turn away either. If that was a 6 hour video of the chick just taking body blows I would have been forced to watch the entire thing. It was like I lost control of my body or something. Weird.

11.27.2007

The Messenger is at it again. Tomorrow's front page, above the fold, will have a photo of the mangled car that was involved in the wreck that killed Candace Richardson and her son. They always catch a lot of grief when they do so.
Edit: To the commenter that had the hot opinion, I would have printed it but you've got hold back on the S bombs and F bombs. But it was a good rant.

There's no reason to post this picture other than to tell you I can't get it out of my mind. I first saw it in September. It's (former) Arkansas coach Houston Nutt with a crazy look on his face. And then there's the quality of the TV screen - perfect. And then when you look closer and you realize it's a photo of a TV screen.

11.26.2007

After a wild couple of days in Wise County, I can only take time out to note the Hulk Hogan's wife filed for divorce. Although it might be a publicity stunt for their "reality" TV show, we should all keep daughter Brooke in mind who spent the weekend by the pool in Malibu.